Aaron Becker
3) Journey
Author
Series
Journey trilogy (Aaron Becker) volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
4) Quest
Author
Series
Journey trilogy (Aaron Becker) volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this story without words, "a king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands than he is captured by hostile forces that whisk him back through the enchanted door. Just like that, the children are caught up in a quest to rescue the king and his kingdom from darkness, while illuminating the farthest reaches of their imagination"--Amazon.com....
5) Return
Author
Series
Journey trilogy (Aaron Becker) volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure. It’s her third journey into the enticing realm of kings and emperors, castles and canals, exotic creatures and enchanting landscapes. This time, it will take something truly powerful to persuade her to return home, as a gripping backstory is revealed that will hold readers in its thrall.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Callery pear tree standing at the base of the World Trade Center is almost destroyed on September 11, but it is pulled from the rubble, coaxed back to life, and replanted as part of the 9/11 memorial.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...
10) One sky
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Look up in wonder at the sky! In this companion to You are light and My favorite color, Caldecott honor-winning author-illustrator Aaron Becker delivers a stunning visual meditation on the majesty of our miraculous world"--Page [4] of cover.